SLS Benefits
SLS is the leadership organisation for Secondary Schools in Scotland. Now representing HTs, DHTs, Faculty Heads,/PTs and Bursars/Business Managers, Private and Public Sector.
- 24 hour turnaround for legal and professional advice and support specific to school leaders
- Preferential access to high quality Professional Learning
- Network of professional support and advice across the country
- Represented in over 90% of Scottish Secondary Schools and all authorities in Scotland
- Fully affiliated to ASCL (Association of School and Colleges Leaders) and all their services and benefits
- A voice in national education policy including representation on all national education bodies.
Increasingly members are realising the importance of being in the association that speaks exclusively for secondary school leaders. As a school leader you need information that’s relevant to your role as a senior leader. As a result more and more leaders are joining SLS and benefiting from our support.
SLS Engagement
SLS represents the interests of Secondary School Leaders. The association puts forward the views of those who LEAD and so influences decision making at local and national level. You can view what the SLS Team do in representing members by accessing their diaries.
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Join now and enjoy REDUCED FEES until 30 June 2021.
Depute Headteacher
£ 21.00
Per Month until end June 2021- Professional development courses
- Events & conferences
- Exceptional help & advice
- Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
- Access to first class legal advice & support
Business Managers / Faculty HeadsMost Popular
£ 15.00
Per Month until end of June 2021- Professional development courses
- Events & conferences
- Exceptional help & advice
- Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
- Access to first class legal advice & support
Headteachers
£ 28.50
Per Month until end of June 2021- Professional development courses
- Events & conferences
- Exceptional help & advice
- Access to Field Officer and General Secretary
- Access to first class legal advice & support
Professional Learning Events
New Events announced – all by Webinar
A wide range of professional learning events developed to meet the needs of school management teams across Scotland. All Professional Learning events are open to members and non members.
LEARNING & TEACHING WEBINAR - Great Learning & Teaching in an online classroom
Starts On:
March 10, 2021
4:00 pm
Ends On:
March 10, 2021
5:00 pm
£35.00
Event Information
Session 1: Great Learning and Teaching in an online classroom
What makes good Learning and Teaching in the context of remote/digital delivery?
The first event in the series hears Bruce Robertson, Headteacher at Berwickshire High School and author of ‘The Teaching Delusion’ giving an illuminating overview before leading activities and discussion on the topic. Following Bruce, Principal Teacher of Pedagogy at Berwickshire High School, Derek Huffman, provides an insight into the challenges faced by teachers in making it happen.
Chaired by Campbell Wilson, Head Teacher of Peebles High School and Vice-President of SLS.
LEARNING & TEACHING WEBINAR - Lessons from Lockdown
Starts On:
March 24, 2021
4:00 pm
Ends On:
March 24, 2021
5:00 pm
£35.00
Event Information
Session 3 : Lessons from Lockdown
Our final event asks : What changes were made to school practices out of necessity during lockdown, and the initial recovery period, that we may want to keep in place longer term? Hear the views of senior leaders from a range of schools across the country.
Join Lyndsay McRoberts (Headteacher of Duncanrig Secondary School, South Lanarkshire), Greg McDowall (Headteacher of West Calder High School, West Lothian) and John Rutter (Headteacher of Inverness High School, Highland) as they reflect on their learning from lockdown.
Chaired by Allyson Dobson, Head Teacher of Dalkeith High School and President of SLS
Supporting Remote Learning - Lessons Learned and What's Next?
Starts On:
March 02, 2021
4:00 pm
Ends On:
March 02, 2021
5:00 pm
Event Information
During the last few weeks, Education Scotland carried a national overview of remote learning. Its purpose was :Learn what is working well and share this widely to celebrate success and
support consistency in the quality and effectiveness of delivery of remote
learning.
Surface the challenges and/or issues so that these can be addressed, either
locally or nationally, as appropriate.
Identify what further assistance is required to continue to improve the delivery
of remote learning so that relevant support can be provided at local and/or
national level.
Hear from Guch Dhillon (Head of Scrutiny Secondary Schools) about the national overviews of practice and next steps then from Head Teacher Lynne Hollywood (Johnstone High School), Deputes Kenny Manson (Queensferry High School) and Graeme Wallace (Forfar Academy) who will share some of the strategies they have been using.
LEARNING & TEACHING WEBINAR - Takeaway Tips
Starts On:
March 17, 2021
4:00 pm
Ends On:
March 17, 2021
5:00 pm
£35.00
Event Information
Session 2 : “Takeaway Tips”
The second in the series will further illuminate Bruce and Derek’s session with some top ‘takeaway tips’ – of benefit to HTs, DHTs and PTs alike. An opportunity to share in the practice of three outstanding practitioners on their lockdown journeys. Sarah Clark (2020 Digital Innovator of the Year Nominee, (Queen Anne HS, Dunfermline)) will focus on what she’s been up to in order to sustain the creative approaches she’s become renowned for. Derek Paterson (DHT at Larbert HS in Falkirk, who leads on ‘Connected Falkirk’ (1:1 device strategy)) will show how his teachers have been harnessing technology to ease the marking load whilst increasing the quality of feedback and, finally, Katrina Price (PT Modern Languages at Linwood HS, Renfrewshire) will demonstrate how the tools she’s using to redefine her teaching approaches, can be used across the curriculum in any context. There’s a lot to learn from lockdown – but that’s for the next one…
Chaired by Jon Reid, Rector of Larbert High School and Vice-President of SLS.
LEARNING AND TEACHING WEBINARS - TO BOOK ALL THREE EVENTS
Starts On:
March 10, 2021
4:00 pm
Ends On:
March 24, 2021
5:00 pm
£90.00